Pershing County senior Yasmine McKinney scores against Yerington at PCHS last Tuesday night.
Pershing County suffered its second loss of the year last Friday at North Tahoe 53-28.
Earlier in the week, they beat Yerington 49-34.
With the mixed results, the Mustangs stand at 21-2, overall, and 14-2 in the 2A. They’ve clinched the No. 2 seed going into the regional playoffs.
Pershing County hosted Silver Stage on Tuesday, Feb. 6, for senior night. Results were not available at press time.
Mustangs outplay Yerington
“Yerington came to play,” said coach Lee Houston. “We were able to pull away in the second half, scoring 31 points.”
Yerington gave Pershing County a run for their money. The first quarter ended with the Lions up two (8-6). At the half the score was 18-11, with Pershing County in the lead.
Both teams picked up the pace. In the second half, Pershing County scored 31 points to Yerington’s 23. To the delight of the home crowd, the Mustangs seized the win.
Pershing County senior Anna Happy led the scoring with 14 points. She also went five for six from the free throw line. Raegan Burrows scored ten points. Kyra Cerini nailed two 3-pointers and a field goal for Pershing County.
Pershing County senior Anna Happy follows through on a shot.
Pershing County loses to North Tahoe
Last Friday, Pershing County traveled to Tahoe City to compete against the top team in the 2A, North Tahoe (15-0). The Mustangs managed to tie up the score at the half but ran into foul trouble and lost their momentum.
Pershing County’s only losses of the year have been against the Lakers.
“We really thought we were prepared for North Tahoe. We turned over the ball way too much and couldn’t get much going. In the second half things went from bad to worse for us,” said Houston.
Sophomore Riley Harvey put up a fight.
“Riley was a huge bright spot for us in this game. We were proud of how she competed on both ends of the floor,” said Houston. Burrows led the scoring with 11 points. Harvey added eight.
What’s next?
This Friday, Pershing County travels to Fallon to play the Oasis Academy Bighorns (3-12).
It will be the Mustangs’ last game of the regular season.
The Northern 2A Regional Championships playoffs will be held in West Wendover Feb. 15-17.
Pershing County has a bye in the first round and will play whoever wins the match between the third and sixth seed.
The season culminates with the state tournament Feb. 23-24.
It takes place in Reno at the Lawlor Events Center and the Virginia Street gym.
Pershing County is pulling for the Mustangs and hopes their dreams come true.
Their hard work has put them in a position to take it all.